“Brings back a lot of memories of camaraderie and everything -- how everybody worked together, how projects came together and everything like that. It's a great experience to be here at the History Center to do that,” said Steve Price, who was a Huey helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War.

The Huey was used by the Army from 1967-1970 during the war.

Price said his chopper was responsible for bringing in downed pilots, but not everyone always made it back.

“I lost a friend in one of these in the highlands in Vietnam. He's on the wall in D.C. right now. His name is Bill Dennis. Brings back a lot of memories,” said Price.

Fellow Vietnam helicopter pilot Jim Puhala cherishes the time he spent in the skies at the helm of a Huey.

“Anybody who has flown them just has a great love for the Huey. It was the horse we rode into battle. We just have a lot of fond memories of it,” he said.

Puhala, a Flying Cross award winner, told Channel 4 Action News his favorite memory is how his entire crew survived after his Huey was shot down.

"We lost control of the helicopter ... crashed upside down into the jungle (and) managed to get everyone out with minimal injuries, but a few minutes after we got out, the aircraft exploded,” Puhala said.

While the veterans share fond memories of the Huey, they also hope the exhibit can teach others in the future.

“I love it when a plan comes together with an exhibit like this,” said Price. “It's going to educate a lot of kids and a lot of people who haven't been in war.”

For Puhala, the exhibit represents a continuing change in the way Vietnam vets are received.

“When those of us who served in Vietnam came back, we had not a very welcome reception, but I have to say, in recent years, the public has warmed up to us,” he said.